Hello fellow bloggers,
On October the 2nd, it was my birthday, and I turned 11! I invited my 2 neighbors, and 2 others who were Nepali friends of mine. We together had such a blast. When we first got together, we ate some chips. Then my younger brother, Vitaraag, and the other boys played cricket while my Dad and I went to the store to buy extra things for the party. We bought flour, cornstarch, party hats and blowers, candles, the cake, etc. When my dad reached the back of the store, he found an aisle filled with masks. He told me, "choose any one you want, and I will get it for you." I was so lucky that day! After shopping for all of the extras, we headed back home and started with our first activity - making Oobleck!!
Oobleck is a non - Newtonian fluid, which basically means it not a solid, nor a liquid. If you apply a lot of pressure, it resists and feels as hard as a rock. But if you relax and rest your hand, your hand will sink right through the mixture. To make Oobleck, you will only need water and cornstarch. Just mix them together, and add colors if you want. All of played with it for ages! When we were finished, our hands were dyed so many weird colors. The reason why I like Oobleck was because it's so gooey and sticky, but sometimes is hard and strong. It's just so addicting. When the boys finished, they went to the side of our yard and played dodge ball, while the girls continued playing with the Oobleck. Next, we went on with the other activity, which was making homemade playdough!
All we did was mix flour, water, oil, salt, cream of tartar, and food coloring. It felt very nice and soft, and it was also very mouldable! Some people added way to much water, and it was a sticky mess. But we added more flour, and it went well. I loved the playdough because it felt very smooth and squishy.
After that we ate pizza, chips, chocolate, ice cream and much more. Soon enough we were playing tag, and the parents started rolling in, picking up their children. At the end, when the last person left, we looked outside at our mess, and boy was it dirty! But me and my younger brother kept playing with our Oobleck and playdough. Soon, it was night and we went to bed, feeling good about that day.
I hope you've enjoyed my recount about my birthday party, and feel free to ask a question, or give me feedback.
See ya later!
Kia ora Gargee,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Megan and I am part of the Summer Learning Journey. I was an absolute pleasure to meet you today at the Hay Park car boot sale. I was so impressed by the look of your blog post today, that I wanted to take a closer look. I am blown away with your use of grammar. This is an extremely well written post Gargee, well done.
It sounded like you had a fabulous party earlier in the year with your friends and family. What an awesome idea to make oobleck. I remember making this when I was a child so I starting making it for my son, Nico. However, I tend to be the one that sits and plays with it as it is so mesmerising.
I really like how you have gone in-depth with your post and researched information about oobleck. I have never heard of non-newtonian fluid before, this is a new concept for me, so I went and researched it myself. I found that newtonian fluids are named after Sir Isaac Newton, who is most famous for his work on the laws of gravity. Do you know anything about Sir Isaac Newtons work?
I am very excited to see more of your incredible posts over the Summer. I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday when I come back to Hay Park School.
Nga Mihi,
Megan :)